Mikado Auditions

RLOS is holding auditions next week for our spring show - Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado!"

"The Mikado" is widely considered to be one of the greatest light operas ever written, and remains the most frequently performed Savoy Opera.

For more information on the show, including a plot summary, Midi files, and the full web opera, go here: http://math.boisestate.edu/GaS/mikado/html/summary.html

Auditions will be held Sunday through Wednesday (November 29th to December 2nd) from 7:30 PM to 10:00 PM in the Brown PDR.

Performance dates are April 8th to 10th and April 14th to 16th.

Email rlos@rice.edu for more information or if you have any questions.

2009-2010 Show Update

Hello, everyone!

Unfortunately, we've had to cancel our production of Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing due to casting issues... specifically a lack of a balanced male chorus. Though there's always lots of support for theater productions on the Rice campus, there are only so many actors to go around, and with three other shows, two of them men heavy (Brown's Guys and Dolls and NCTA's Rent), we simply lacked the people to do the show justice.

But how will I get my RLOS fix, you ask? Never fear! We are already putting our plans for again producing The Mikado, the very first show RLOS did as an official group! We will continue updating this as we learn more about what we'll be doing, but in the meantime, if you'd like to be involved in any capacity, please let us know!

Of Thee I Sing

Auditions for our fall show, Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing, will be held starting tonight at 7 pm in the Shepherd School of Music, room 1402. They continue tomorrow and Tuesday. To audition, bring a song to sing in English and wear comfortable clothes - we'll be doing a bit of moving and shaking. We need people who like to sing and people who like to act, so come and show us what you've got! We're also looking for people to work on the crew for the show! Please email rlos @ rice dot edu if you're interested in filling any of the following positions: -Art Director -Choreographer -Stage Manager -Makeup/Wardrobe crew during the run The show runs November 12-14 and 19-21! We hope to see you all involved!

Set Build This Weekend!

For anyone who's interested with helping out with the technical side of Trial By Jury should come out to the band hall on campus this weekend! We'll be building set pieces, working on the costumes, and, of course, having lots of fun! Here's our schedule thus far: Friday afternoon: start at 5, working on set construction and painting Saturday morning: start at 9, continuing set construction and working on costumes Sunday: start time TBA, finish what we didn't finish on Saturday! In addition, if you want to crochet one of the hats for the girls' chorus, please contact the Keeper of Yarn, Marjorie Scherf, at mls1 [at] rice dot edu.

RLOS to perform Trial By Jury this fall!

The Rice Light Opera Society is excited to present Gilbert and Sullivan's Trial By Jury as our next show. Performances will be Oct. 8-12 in Hamman Hall on the Rice University campus. We hope to see you in the cast or in the audience for this look at British law in the 1920's.